Garment-hanger.



J. ROUTSATONE. GARMENT HANGER. APPLICATION IILED 00T.'1z, 1912,.

1,1 14,294. Patented occ. 2o, 1914.

f scopic sections.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oianicii.x

.nicos RoUTsroNE, or WEEnsPon'r, NEW YORK.

GARMENT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

i Application lei October 12, 1912. Serial No. 725,454. f

lapsible garment hanger, compo-sed of telescoping sections gradually iii-creasing in vertical depth from the center toward the ends so as to suppoi't the shoulders of a coat in a more natural position against sagging.

tions of the coat hanger by means of tele= scopic barl sections, constituting a brace, to prevent sagging of said ends and also serving as trousers hanger over which the trousers may be folded.

A further object is to provide suitable stops for limiting the extension of the tele- A still further object is to provide frictional lockingmeans between the center section and adjacent telescopic sections to frictionally hold said adjacent sections in operative position against accidental eiidwise movement and, at the saine time, permit- ,ting them to bc withdrawn from the center supporting section and telescopiiig with the remaining end sections into a comparativel small space within theV approximate lengtli of any one section whereby the entire hanger may be carried in an ordinary coat pocket or placed in a small space in a handbag or similar carrier.

Other objects anduses will be brought lout in the following description.

In the drawings 'Figure l is a face View of my improved hanger, the dotted lines indicating its collapsed position. Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view through one end oft-he coat hanger proper, omitting the brace or trousers support. Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of one end of the brace as shown in Fig. 1.

Figs. 4 and 5 areenlarged transverse-'ventical sectional views of the same hanger taken respectively on lines 4-4 and 5 5,

Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view simi' lar to Fig. 4 of a slightly modified form of '-1)-'-, by which the han peiided from any availa le support, thereby telescopiiig sections of a hanger. Fig. 7 is a transverse enlarged vertical sectional view taken on line 7--7,`F1g. l.

As shown 1n Figs. l to 5 inclusive, this hanger comprises an upperarclied bar -1- y and a brace bar -2- connecting the ends of the bar F1-.. The bar -l-, constituting the main body of the coat hanger, is arched upwardly and comprises a center section -3- and opposite end sets of telescoping sections 4, 54 and -6-,

f gradually increasing in yvertical depth from the center-.section -1- toward the end sections -5*. That is, the upper sides of the ter section -3- and are preferably curved or arched transversely as shown i'nore clearly Another object 1s to connect the end secin Fig. 4 so as to conform more nearly to Athe transverse contour of the shoulders of the coat or similar garments which may be placed thereon. The sections -3, 4f-e, -5 and V--6 are of substantially the same length and, while the sections -4-, --5- and -G-- are preferably tubular, as

shown in Figs. 1, 2 and l, tliey may consist and -6- opened at the bottom, as shown in Fig. 6, in which case, their lengthwise edges are bent inwardly to form reinforcements or stitfeningtlanges -7-, sliding pressed up from the upper sides thereof for the reception of the ends of a suitable chain er may also be sustending to drawrsaid sections 4- toward each other. The lower sides of the oppo-site ends of the section 3- are provided with slight depressions -11-,- for receiving corresponding projections -l0- in the adJacent under sides of the inner 'ends of the sections and thereby rictionally locking the sections -3- and 4 against a relatively endwise movement on the section -3-'and, at the Sametime, permitting the sections -4rto be withdrawn from the section -3- by hand When necessary to place the remaining sections -4-, -5-.

vand-6- in a collapsed position along side of the center section -3- for compactness in storing or transportation. In most instances, the mere collapsing ofthe sections lt and 6 endwise, one upon the other, will afford suicient compactness' without ,removing the sections from the central section -3-. In-like manner, the sections --telescope upon theouter ends of the sections 4.-, while the sections telescope upon the outer ends of the 7 sections -5- and, in order that the extension of these sections may be limited to preyent accidental separation, one from the other, I have provided the lower sides of the sections -4- and --5- with elongated slots for the reception of stop shoulders -13- on the under sides of the adjacent shown more clearly in Fig.- 2, said stop shoulders being preferably integral with the respective sections. All of the sections 3`, 4, -5-, and -6- consist of comparatively fiat tubes, preferably of thin sheet metal,- for lightness and economy of manufacture. The extremeJ outer ends of the end sections -6- are preferably'closed and rounding, as shown more clearly in Figs. l and 2, so as to conform as nearly as possible to the shape of the shoulders of a coat which may be placed upon the hanger and also permitting such coat or other garments t'o e placed upon and removed vfrom lthe `hanger without liability of eXtra wear or mutilation.

It is now'appareni-,from the foregoing description that the sections -3, -4-, 5 and 6- progressively increase in cross sectional size from the center to the ends of the bar 1-, thereby supporting the shoulders of the coat in a more natural position against saggingie- The brace bar `and opposite sets ofend sections- 16- and -17`, the end sections -17- having upturned attaching members 18- provided with slots -19- for receiving suitable supportin tongues or loops `-20- on the under si es of the end sections -'6-. These tongues or loops are preferably stamped or pressed from the main body of their respec tive sections 6- and are, therefore, integral therewith, being separated at one end for forming slots -21- of sufficient size to receive the apertured ends of the attaching members .-18-. Y

The under sides of the telescoping ends of the sections -15-, 16- and '-17- the ends of the bar 2.- sothat they may be passed through the slots '-21- and detachably interlocked with the loops -20-, as shown in Fig. 1, for the purpose of bracing the ends of the bar -1- against sagging and also aording a suitabley supporting means for ,trousers and similar articles which may be folded over the intermediate portion of the bar are indented at 22'- to cause the indentaand upon The sections of each of the bars -1- and '.-v

"2- are fitted With'an easy sliding fit, -on'e upon the other, the sections ofthe bar 1`- progressively increasing in cross sectional size from the 'center toward the ends so that the larger sections are at the ends where the sagging strain is greatest while the sections of thebar V2 progressively diminish in cross sectional size from the center toward the ends, thereby leaving the largest section where the weight is heaviest at the center.

It is now clear that the end sections 5 and 6- of the bar -1- may be moved inwardly progressively to the position shown by dotted` linesin Fig. 1, thereby causing the sections -.-17- and 16- to be'sim1- larly moved telescopically within the section "-15 and permitting the adjustment of the han er longitudinally to c'nform to coats of di erent shoulder width and, at the same time,`the bar -2'- not only tends to brace the end sections of the bar -1, but

also aiords at all times a suitable hanger for trousers and similar garments. Again,v if it is desired' to bring the parts of the hanger into a more compact space, the sections -4-, -5- and -6- may be withdrawn entirely from the central section -3" and telescoped one upon the other into a space but slightly longer than either of the sections, whilethe ends of the bar -2- may be detached from the bar 1- and its sections telescoped together within nearly the length of the central bar l5-'which is but slightly longer than the central section 3 of the bar -1-, thus ermitting the telescoping sections of bot bars to be placed sections' for storage or transportation. in

compact form.

WhatI! claim is: c 1. yIn a garment hanger comprism a top bar composed ofv acenter section an opposite sets of end sections progressively 1n. creasing in cross sectional size from the center outwardly and telescoping with each other in combination with a brace bar underlying the top bar and composed ofa center section and opposite setsl of end sections progressively diminishing in cross sectional size from the center outwardly and tele? sections of the. brace bar bein interlocked with the larger end sectionsv o the top bar.

2. In a garment hanger, an upwardly '20 archedtop bar .composed of a center section Witnesses:

and opposite sets of end sections telescoping with each other in combination with an Inl-vf i derlying brace bar having a substantially straight body portion com osed of 'a center section and opposite sets' o end sections telescopingwith each other, the outermost sec'v tions of the brace'b'ar having their ends interlocked with' the outermost sections of the t?) bar so that when' the outermost sections` he top1 bar are moved toward the center section, t e main body of the brace section will-.be brought, closer to the center of the' top bar. Y j

In witness whereof -I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of Oct0ber5 1912. scoping with each otherythe smaller end JACOB Rours'ronn.

H. E. CHASE, Eva E. 

